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( MONDAY, JULY 19, 1943 TEE JOURNAL, PLATTSMOUTH, NEBSASZA PAGE ITVE (A Goals Of Armed Manpower May Be Reduced By U.S. Speculation as ,to Whether the Goal of 10,800,000 Set for Decem ber 31 May Be Needed "Washington, July 17, (UP) A press conference statement by Secre tary of War Henry L. Stimson in London was interpreted here today as suppoiting recent speculation that the armed services may cut back their personnel goals before they teach the originally scheduled total of 10,800,000 by Dec. 31. Stimson told reporters in London that "now wc have virtually finish ed recruiting and are encaged in training the largest and best-trained army the United States ever have sent beyond their waters." The latest selective service inven tory shows that 9,300,000 men and women are now in military service. Whether Stimson meant that the ultimate total will not greatly exceed this figure was not clear. However, he was not speaking for the navy It appoare likely that on the basis of present calculations Pre-Pearl Harbor fathers will not be drafted. Keliabl-2 sources here have indicated that probability. There have been warnings in con gress and elsewhere that it would be unwise to expan the armed forces at thtk 0Tnpna0 nf thf war nroHnc- Ition manpower pool. American forces, however, are heavily engaged in Sicily and the Pacific and may see action soon else where in Europe. Whether large numbers of new inductees will be re quired would appear to depend on what demand develops for replace ments for the fighting fronts. Thus far American casualties have been light fewer than anticipated in Sicily and the demand replace ments correspondingly so. Claim Hid Deserter Omaha, July 16, U.P. Assistant U. S. Attorney Emmett Murphy to day filed charge of harboring and concealing an army deserter against Mrs. John H. Clark, 25, Alliance Nebraska, before the U. S. Commis sioner here. Murphy charged Mrs. Clark "with harboring and conceal ing" her husband Pvt. John H. Clark, 23, after he had deserted from the Alliance Nebraska base where he was completing his para troop training, preparatory to being shipped overseas. He had left the post June 15th and was discovered hiding in the basement of the Clark's Alliance home yesterday. He was arested by F.B.I, authorities and will be tried on desertion charg es by military authorities. Taken to Hospital Henry Kaufman, well known res ident of this community, was strick en Friday at his home in the west part of the city Mr. Kaufmann suffered a stroke that rendered his condition quite serious and he was taken to the University hospital at Omaha for treatment. It is hoped that he may be able to rally form the effects of the stroke and allow ed to return home. Search for Bandits Omaha, July 16, "TUP) jl'olice today sought a pair of bandits who last night seriously wounded George Bandy, 60, attendant at the oil-station, and robbed him of 538. Bandy, who was wounded in the stomach, said the two asked where they could get a tire repaired. The taller man suddenly drew a gun, saying, "This is a stickup; where's the money ' Bandy said he pointed to $35 in the cash register, heard the shorter man say, "For heaven's sake, don't shoot him;- then was hit in the stomach. They shoved him into the lavatory, but he heard them drive away in an automobile. The pair also took $3 of Bandy's own money. Exempt from Act, Philadelphia. July 16, (UP) Manufacturers Trust Co., New York has been exempted until Sept. 15, 19 43 from all provisions of the public Utility Holding Company act with respect to its holdings in the Marion Reserve Power Co., Eastern Minne sota Power Corp.. and New England Public Service Co., by the securities and exchange commission. Manufacturers said tlfat it desires additional time in which to complete negotiations in connection with an offer from Ohio Edison Co., to pur chase its interest in the Marion-Reserve Power Co., consiting of all that company's common stock. I A Trip to the Hospital I With the Doctor I just returned from my evening visits to my patients in one hospital. We are now accustomed to think on ly in terms of the war and its woes and to give little thought to the home front. At morning rounds there is a tendency to be practical ana think about the patients only in he light of what to do to cure or relieve them, but in the evening one's thoughts turn to the more meditative side. Then one realizes that the suf fering and misery of mind and body all about us is as great as at any war "front." There is the little old lady who has had a cancer of the stomach and has inown about it for three long years. She has lain in the hospital bed months on end struggling to keep alive and comfortable. In the next bed lies another oldish lady whose brain has succumbed to the ravishes of hardening of the arteries. She lives like a plant. Up the hall is a youngster who has a failing heart from rheumatic fever in earlier life. She will get better and live again but is sure to come back and die later of her disease. On this same floor is a man who had a hemorrhage in the brain. He will live on unable to talk and with a useless arm. Near him is a case of tuberculosis whose chest has been collapsed and whose heart could nof stand the burden. He will live awhile tting on the side of his bed. Across the hall from him is another "TB" case who will get well after about four years of continuous treatment, if he sticks it out. Then there is the woman who has a tumor in tne urain wnicn caunoi be removed and across the hall from her is one with a blood pressure of nearly 300. She has already had a tlight stroke and her heart is fail ing. Her days are numbered and there is no fun left in life. Two have blood stream infections which will probably end in death. There is little point in this re cital except that neglect and ignor ance often lead to results as bad as those of war and nature herself is somewhat cruel in the tricks she plays on us poor mortals. Part, at least, of the pitiful result of di sease depicted above could have been avoided by more frequent examina tions by the physician and greater care in following his advice. Lack Of Nazi Aid In Sicily Causes Dissatisfaction Italians Keported Withdrawing Troops From France for Home Allied Message Impressing By J. Edward Murray, U.P. Staff Correspondent, London, July 17, Constant bickering over lack of nazi aid for Sicily has strained re lations between Italian and Ger man officers. Madrid dispatches eaid today, as the Italians were re ported hastily withdrawing troops from France, presumably for home defense. Madrid said the Roosevelt-Churchill message had made a deep im pression in Italy. In the first re action from Rome a -Stephanie News Agency dispatch said the I talians Would resist to the end, but then complained bitterly of lack of weapons. A Berlin broadcast said the message was merely another note in the nerve war. Madrid said reports from Italy by way of France told of the Italians in northern cities shouting at Ger man soldiers:-. "What are you doing here? Why don't you go to Sicily and fight? You got us into this war." The Straits of Messina practically are blocked. Madrid said and three facist divisions intended for the Island, still were on the mainland. Establish Government Allied Headquarters, North Africa July 17, (UP) An allied military government, known as 'amgot," al ready has been established in oc cupied sections of Sicily, it was an nounced today. Amgot stands for allied military government of the occupied terri tory. Gen. Sir Harold R. L. G. Alexand er, commander of ground forces, has been appointed military governor of occupied Sicily by supreme com mander Gen Dwight 1). Eisenhower. The immediate heads of "Amgot" were announced as Maj. Gen. Lord Rennell of Rodd of the British army and Brig. Gen. Frankk J. McSherry of the U. A. army. Officers attached to "Amgot" will be charged with seeing that the Sic ilian uorulation obeys orders and proclamations of Alexander. Mna WavIwc Policy Committee Called Back On Job John L. Lewis Call Watched as Possible Break in Coal Mine Con-: troversy. 1 Wr,Rlitnfftrm. Jnlv IT (TIP) John L. Lewis' action calling the United Mine Workers 200-man policy com-1 The Glenwood town team will be mitteo back to Washington stirred j here Sunday to stage a battle with speculation today over the possibil- the local baseball artists , at Athle ity of a new break in the coal mine tic park. The Glenwood team is controversy. composed of some fast and aggresive The committee was called to a players and should make a good op meeting Monday, and Lewis' press ' pouent for the Platters who are spokesmen said it would discuss "The General Situation." Subjects J which may be discussed were said to include: 1. Amending present UMW policy to authorize outlying union districts to negotiate contracts without wait ing for completion of the Appala chian contract. 2. The possibility that the Gov ernment may return the mines to private ownership despite a union cider that the miners may work without a contract only if the gov ernment retains control of the mines. 3. Legal action in support ot the miner's claim that the wage-hour law guarantees them pay for under ground travel time. The committee meeting was an nounced while reports were circu lating that some operators were seeking a basis of settlement. Rep resentatives of th- IUIinois operators association conferred here with UMW officials this Meek. Martineers Join Pool To Beat 4.4 Car Pool Goal "Marauder", Martin Plant Publi- cation. Sharc-the-ride promoters, please take note: Six of the Martineers at trie transformer and switching sta Modification are batting 1,000 in our 1 tions in northern Italy last night. "Beat 4.4" drive to carry a full load, says the Martin Marauder. II. A. Lutes and Dale Goodhart, Final Assembly; T. J. Murray and M. E. Farmer, Assembly; and C. G. Rogers and S. E. Morehead, Tool- Crib (all on third shift) have pur chased a 192D Model A Ford, to gether, to solve their transporta tion problems. Financial agree cents notwithstanding, they be lieve their freindship will be firmly established because of this business transaction which was entered into May 24, 1943. To really put the idea across, they have painted the body of the Ford a bright red, with "Modifica tion Special," "Let's Beat 4.4" on each door, and the top and wheels are painted brilliant yellow. This screaming color combination solves the problem of how to find your car in a crowded parking lot. All the men live in Plattsmouth, and all six take turns driving oue week. The title to the vehicle is registered in all six names, as is the insurance policy, and we are assuming the Articles of Incorpo- raion have been filed in Deleware, n a u t'a nil iu t cl a n I i n hiiumaec 1 mergers. As of the end of the sev enth week, they have had no tire trouble, and we were begged not to mention the words "F-L-A-T" or B-L-O-W-O-U-T". Economists and transportation officials will be confounded to learn that the daily twenty-six-mile round-trip costs each of these Mar tineers on the average of the un believeable sum of 23c a week, per person a figure that gives rise to' a rumor that this dream-chariot runs on water. Congratulations are in order for IUV OVy AUUl IU1VV1 D , 1.1 J LIUl IUV.11 j heads together to arrive at this I Kclipmn for rnnenrvinir tiros n 11 il gas, and thereby helping put over our share-the-ride compaign. Frank Rice, inspector in the Sheet Metal Department, leads busy life at and away from his 000,000 more than 3 Sorrowed in work at the plant. Frank is Com-'the Second War Loan in April, mauder of the Hugh J. Kearns Post 1 Subscriptions to the April loan to No. 56 of the American Legion, at tailed $10,500,000,000 but $5,000, Plattsmouth. What spare time he 000 was loaned by commercial banks ha3 is taken up with Legion affairs who will not participate in the Sep However, he will ' retire as Corn- tember drive. i mander in the near future, and hopes to squeeze in some time for himself inasmuch as he lives near some good fishing places. Rice has been a Martinecr for the past sev eral months, having come here from the Burlington shop at Plattsmouth. Read the Marauder and become other since. Both have been work acquainted. Last week, the smiling ing at the Martin-Nebraska plant face of Herman Ellingson looked for months. Shows Improvement The friends of Miss Mary Kvapil will be pleased to learn that she is doing very well at the University hosipital in Omaha and her re covery is apparently but a matter of time. She was not so well Friday cut this was-thought not to affect tne progress of the patient, . Gleenwood Here Sunday seeking to extend their string of victories. Swarms Of Planes Attack In North Italy And France Airfield and Communications of the Enemy Are Under Constant; Attack from the Air London. July 16. (UP) Swarms of allied planes attacked northern Italy last night for the second time in four nights and stepped up an offensive against axis airdromes in western Europe to a pitch rivalling the intensity of raids on Sicily pre ceding the allied invasion. Only a few hours after the last of the night raiders returned to its base, two big formations of al lied daylight raiders swept across the English Channel in the direction ot France. Observers said that the unprece dented c Hied attacks on enemy air fields and communications in occu pied France, Belgium and Holland Lad reached the point where the German Ligh command, remember ing Sicily, must be asking themselves i the present offensive in the west will be confined solely to the air Four-engined Lancasters of the RAF bomber command attacked elec- ' r n K (hrcr. nip-hta nftfr rilhpr lar2:e formations blasted the industrial center of Turin. Another formation of four-engined RAF bombers, in this case Hali faxes, attacked the Peugot Motor Vehicles Works at Montbelaird, in eastern France only 35 miles west of Basle, Switzerland. The Peugot Works, second only in the Renault Works in Paris as a producer of motor vehicles, employs 10,000 per sons and turns out 6,000 to 8,000 trucks a year, mostly in the two ton category. Weather over the Montbelaird was clear and preliminary reports indicated that the attack was con centrated and effective, an air min istry communique said. The night's other attacks were I concentrated by British and Canad ian fighter-bombers on more than a dozen airfields in France, Holland and Belgium and on railway tar gets, including at least 20 locomo tives. Some airfields were bombed several times within a few hours and crews reported explosions and fires on runways. St. Dizier airfield in France, more than 200 miles from the Bri tish coast, was bombed three times. The attacks, both on airfields and on railway and automotive targets, all fitted into the general pattern cf an offensive to deprive the Ger mans of needed transport for rush ing reinforcements and supplies to various fronts and of aircraft with which to defend" their occupied ter ritories. Seven bombers were lost, but a ) Beauf ighter shot down a Messer- hmltt 110 fighter in the Rheims area of France. .Third War Loan Drive I Washington, July 17, U.P. The treasury will ask the people of the United States for $16,000,000,000 when the Third War Loan Drive be gins in September, it was learned a today. This will be abouc ?5,000, at you from the pages of the Ma rauder. A few days later, a man stoped him in the plant, spoke to him and shook hands. It then de veloped that this man had seen his picture in the Marauder, and that fourteen years ago they had been 'close friends, but hadn't seen each Crowley New Head Of Economic Warfare Has Even Temperment Easy Going and Diplomatic Mana ger Takes Over Hot Spot of the Administration. Wachington, July 16. (UP) Leo T. Crowley, director of the new office of economic warfare, was de scribed by associates today as po ssessing an even temperment A valuable trait in Washington these days. They described him as "easy go ing and diplomatic' Crowley was not in Washington last night when President Roose velt announced creation of the new office, but his secretary said he would return this afternoon or to night. . He is a veteran in the Roosevelt administration, having become as sociated with the President during the National Bank holiday of 1933. He assisted in the reorganization of banks iu Wisconsin, and then join ed the farm credit administration as general agent for Wisconsin and Minnesota. He became chairman of the feder al deposit insurance corporation one ofxthe outgrowths of the bank holiday in March, 1934, and still holds that position. He also has served as alien property custodian since its creation in March, 1942. In private life, he is chairman of the board of the standard gas and electric company. Ife formerly was a banker at Madison, Wis., and also engaged in wholesale grocery, pa per and supply enterprises. He is unmarried. Seek Beef Supply Washington, July 17, (UP) To speed the increasing beef and veal supplies to clambering consumers, OPA today took the following ac tions: 1. Removed wholesalers quantity discount on less than carloads. 2. Reduced carload discounts from 75c to 25c per 100 pounds. 3. Raised the wholesalers mar gins from 37 c to 75c per 100 pounds. With a "squeeze" on retailers con sidered likely, OPA softened the ord er by stipuating: "If it is found that retailers margins cannot absorb the slight wholesale increase, adjustments will be made by revising the wholesale prices downward." Ak Show Opens Omaha, July 17. (UP) Ak-Sar Ben opened its new summer series ot shows last night before a laugh ing, cheering throng of more than f.OOO soldiers and civilians with Georgie Jessel In rare form as master of ceremonies. The show, G. I. Daze, a musical comedy ot vaudeville, dancing, chor ales with a military background was supplanted by Jessel's wisecracks and the "obstacle course for Com mandos" which is the time-honored Ak-Sar-Ben initiation. For Susinessmen The businessman who has merchandise or ser vice to sell will profit highly through FRE QUENT use of our printing service. A modern plant, skilled craftsmanship, economical charg-es-these mean printing that will help YOU sell more! Buy the Plattsmouth MURDOCK Cr Jewmal Field Reprcaentrntftra Mrs. Milo Frisbe and child are in Murdock to visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Miller, parents of Mrs. Frisbe. They will visit at Elm wood before going home to Seattle. Mrs. William Fleischman of Elm wood and daughter, Mrs. Beulah Haggerty of Lincoln, were visiting in Murdock last week. L G. Hornbeck Better I. G. Hornbeck, v.ho has returned home from Lincoln where he was undergoing hospitalization, is re ported as somewhat improved. Location Changed Mr. and Mrs. Carl Richart, whose two sons, Oris and Morris, are in the Coast Guard, and have been station ed on the east coast, write they are being transferred to a new location. Visit Murdock Friends Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Lyons and family, who make their home in Lincoln, were in Murdock to enjoy a visit with W. T. Weddell and oth er fnenas Sunday. lney told or Merdeth Weddell being engaged as draftsman for a steel contracting company. Homer II. Lawton, former Mur dock painter, now living in Califor nia, is now located; at xomore. John H. Buck and family were at Ashland last Saturday to visit and look after some business matters. L. Race was down to St. Joseph, Mo., Tuesday where he attended an automobile auction sale. M. T. Adams, who has been in Arkansas, has returned and is again working for Ray Gamlin on his new building. Is Rejected Bert Robinson, who was at ori Crook for physical examination for the armed service, failed to pass the necessary test. To Live in Murdock Raymond Howard, of Hilton, Ky., son-in-law of Rev. and Mrs. John II. Ohlerkiug, was called to the servi ces last week. Mrs. Howard will live at Murdock for the duration and Rev. Ohlerking departed for Ken tucky to bring the daughter homei Hold Memorial The members of the congregation of the Murdock church and the citi zens in general, held a memorial service for the late Norman Schewe, who was killed in service and his body brought to Lincoln for burial. The mother of the young man, Mrs. W. O. Schewe, was presented with a gold star as a tribute to her sacrifice. Betums from West Louis Neitzel, who has been vis iting on a ranch near Hyannia, Neb., for the past two weeks is now home. He found that cattle raising and stock were the chief centers of the farmer. He states the country is very beautiful. Fractures Leg Again Fred Lau. who has been getting over the effect of a fractured leg, is again back on crutches, the result of a fall and the re-fracture of the injured ieg. Dr. Liston at Elmwood, dressed the leg and he will be cared for at home. Journal for War Newt Bay Bonds for Victory! Viereck Faces A Minimum Sentence Of 12 Years In Jail Agent of the German Reich Who Failed to Better With State De ment in Bad Spot Washington, July 17 (UP) George Sylvester Viereck, an agent of the German Reich who failed to register as such with the State De partment, today faces a maximum sentence of 12 years in jail and a $6,000 fine. He was found guilty of violating the federal agents registration act at 11:20 p. m., last night by a jury of nine men and three women who had deliberated more than eight hours. The verdict was "guilty on all six counts of the Federal indict ment." The jurors had been told by Just ice Bolitha J. Laws earlier that the "Sharp Issue' in the case was "whethor Viereck was or was not on agent i-f the German Reich." They were asked then to decide whether the defendant failed to register with the State Department the names ot all tha foreign principles for which he worked, and whether he had given full details of the activities he engaged in their behalf when he registered as an agent. The Government had charged that Viereck had used his registration with the State Department as an Author, Journalist and Publicist" as a camouflage for more exten sive propaganda activities, and that his registration statement as an agent merely for the German library of information and correspondent for a Munich newspaper did not even suggest the actual extent of his ser vices for the German Reich and for eign office. The Government also charged that Viereck had carried his propagan dizing right into the halls of Con gres and had "tricked" several sen ators and congressmen into work ing with him. The trial ends more than a year's effort by the government to convict Viereck. He served one year of a two to six year sentence in 1942 before the supreme court reversed the de cision. His second trial ended in mis trial June 22. The third trial ended last night started June 25. Mrs. Jack Magorian and son, Jim my, have gone to Palisade, Nebr., for a visit with Jack's parents, bro thers and other relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Borne meier of Omaha are spending a weeks vacation in a cabin at South Bend, Nebr. Pvt. Russell Gorthey, from the Lincoln Air Base, spent Sunday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Gorthey. Entertain Family Mrs. August Panska had a family party Sunday at her home for a fine dinner that included the Emil Mey ers family of Fairbury, Mrs. Frank Gillette of Elmwood and the W. P. Myers family of Sioux City, and the daughter of Mrs. Panska, Wilma and husband of Wahoo.